When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.
Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.
My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.
I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid.
My life may seem glamorous from the outside but off screen it's as ordinary as anyone else's.
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.
More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.
Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.
I don't teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim.
I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.
Sometimes, I feel the reason I have become a star beyond my films is that I am politically incorrect.
You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.
I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.
I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away.
Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.
When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.
I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.
I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.
I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.
I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.
